A-League live updates: Wellington Phoenix v Auckland FC
Season two of the Wellington Phoenix and Auckland FC A-League NZ derby kicks off in the capital, with…
Large fire in Tongariro National Park, call to avoid area
Firefighters are battling a vegetation fire on the Tongariro crossing. Photo: RNZ / Hamish Cardwell A large fire…
Joseph Te Huia breaks into home, unleashes vicious attack on woman who had been gaming
First published on Hamilton man Joseph Te Huia was acting in a ‘delusional’ manner after breaking into a…
James Watson, co-discoverer of DNA’s double helix, dead at 97
James D Watson, the brilliant but controversial American biologist behind the 1953 discovery of the structure of DNA.…
Customs seize major cocaine haul at Port Chalmers
The container was flagged for inspection before its 26 October arrival. Photo: Port Otago Cocaine worth about $12.25…
Hipkins calls for more robust vetting after it failed to identify McSkimming’s behaviour
Former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming. Photo: RNZ / Mark Papalii The Labour leader says it is “unacceptable”…
Otago medical students home safe after political violence erupts in Tanzania
Protesters gather near burning buildings and barricades as clashes erupt in Dar es Salaam on 29 October, 2025,…
Turkey issues genocide arrest warrant against Israeli’s Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: AFP Turkey announces that it has issued arrest warrants for genocide against…
Iran president warns Tehran, population 10 million, may face evacuation due to drought
An Iranian taxi driver cools down by splashing water on his face on a street amid soaring temperatures…
Police crack down on Wellington boy racers
Police issued dozens of infringements, handed out pink and green stickers, and seized a car and some fireworks.…
‘Probably our best director’: Temuera Morrison on Lee Tamahori
Lee Tamahori (right) and Temuera Morrison on the set of Mahana Photo: supplied Actor Temuera Morrison has paid…
Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga lead Grammy nominations
By Raphaelle Peltier with Susan Stumme, AFP Kendrick Lamar. Photo: Gregory Shamus/Getty Images/AFP Rapper Kendrick Lamar leads the…